Morphomics in esophageal cancer: Validation and association with muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness

Table 2 Correlation between T10-12 morphomics and muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness

Musclar/cardiorespiratory fitness	Morphomics	Spine level	Correlation	P value
Hand grip strength	DMG volume	T10	0.482	< 0.001
		T11	0.396	0.004
		T12	0.455	< 0.001
	DMG area	T10	0.514	< 0.001
		T11	0.358	0.01
		T12	0.350	0.01
Peak VO2	DMG volume	T10	0.504	< 0.001
		T11	0.483	< 0.001
		T12	0.466	< 0.001
	DMG area	T10	0.460	< 0.001
		T11	0.435	0.002
		T12	0.424	0.002
Peak WR	DMG volume	T10	0.435	0.002
		T11	0.430	0.002
		T12	0.436	0.002
	DMG area	T10	0.380	0.006
		T11	0.394	0.005
		T12	0.338	0.016
Peak VO2/BW	SF area	T10	-0.469	< 0.001
		T11	-0.457	< 0.001
		T12	-0.461	< 0.001
	VF area	T10	-0.290	0.041
		T11	-0.400	0.004
		T12	-0.436	0.002
	DMG density	T10	0.385	0.006
		T11	0.319	0.024
		T12	0.408	0.003
%predicted peak VO2	SF area	T10	-0.486	< 0.001
		T11	-0.478	< 0.001
		T12	-0.471	< 0.001
	VF area	T10	-0.335	0.017
		T11	-0.455	< 0.001
		T12	-0.464	< 0.001
	DMG density	T10	0.341	0.015
		T11	0.373	0.008
		T12	0.462	< 0.001
VAT	DMG area	T10	0.356	0.011
		T11	0.324	0.022
		T12	0.327	< 0.001
VAT WR	BMD	T10	0.341	< 0.001
		T11	0.328	< 0.001
		T12	0.330	< 0.001
VAT/BW	BMD	T10	0.374	0.007
		T11	0.361	0.01
		T12	0.314	0.026
	SF area	T10	-0.373	0.008
		T11	-0.383	0.006
		T12	-0.373	0.008
	VF area	T10	-0.430	0.002
		T11	-0.522	< 0.001
		T12	-0.520	< 0.001
EqO2nadir	SF area	T10	-0.350	0.013
		T11	-0.341	0.016
		T12	-0.334	0.018
Oxygen uptake efficiency slope	DMG volume	T10	0.449	0.001
		T11	0.483	< 0.001
		T12	0.509	< 0.001
	DMG area	T10	0.449	0.001
		T11	0.435	0.002
		T12	0.451	0.001

BMD: Bone mineral density; BW: Body weight; EqO₂: Ventilatory equivalent for O₂; VO₂: Oxygen consumption; VAT: Ventilatory anaerobic threshold; WR: Work rate; DMG: Dorsal muscle group; SF: Subcutaneous fat; VF: Visceral fat.